bewray

[ bih-rey ]

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.

1. to reveal or expose.
2. to betray.

bewray

/ bɪˈreɪ /

verb

1. See betray
   tr an obsolete word for betray

Derived Forms

• beˈwrayer, noun

Other Words From

• be·wrayer noun
• unbe·wrayed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bewray¹

1250–1300; Middle English bewraien, equivalent to be- be- + wraien, Old English wrēgan to accuse, cognate with Old High German ruogen ( German rügen ), Gothic wrohjan

Word History and Origins

Origin of bewray¹

C13: from be- + Old English wrēgan to accuse; related to Gothic wrōhjan

Example Sentences

You bewray yourself and sex by repeating the slander, though even in jest, as I see you are.

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See thou to it; but from me shalt thou have but good even as hath been aforetime; so bewray me not.'

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Should we be silent and not speak, our raiment And state of bodies would bewray what life We have led since thy exile.

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Well then,” said Hallblithe, “why did the Puny Fox bewray me, and at whose bidding?

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O what an evaporation wherewith to bewray the masks or mufflers of young mangy queans.

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